title: Lightning burns.
abstract: We present the case of a lightning-strike victim. This case illustrates the importance of in-field care, appropriate referral to a burn center, and the tendency of lightning burns to progress to full-thickness injury.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of General Surgery, Section of Trauma, Burn and Critical Care, and the †Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Katie W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Amalia L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.forename: Sagar T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Marion C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McDevitt
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D014589:Utah; D055815:Young Adult